
Chapter 2: Kit Contents and System Requirements
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14
Kit Contents
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Adaptec RAID controller
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RAID Installation CD (bootable), including controller drivers, and this
Guide
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Adaptec Storage Manager
Installation CD (not bootable), including user guides for
Adaptec Storage Manager and the ARCCONF command line utility
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Cables (Not all kits contain cables. If your kit does, the type and quantity vary—for cable
information about your controller, visit the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.)
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(
Selected models only
) Low-profile bracket
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Adaptec Serial Attached SCSI RAID Controllers Quick Start Guide
System Requirements
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PC-compatible computer with Intel Pentium, or equivalent, processor
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Motherboard with these features:
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Support for multifunction devices where one of the devices is a PCI bridge
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Large memory-mapped address ranges
Refer to the Readme file on the RAID installation CD for additional motherboard
compatibility information.
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One of these operating systems:
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Microsoft
®
Windows
®
Server 2008, Windows Vista
TM
(with SP1), Windows Server
2003 (Enterprise and Standard with SP1 or SP2, 32-bit and 64-bit), Windows XP (with
SP1, SP2, or SP3, 32-bit and 64-bit)
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Red Hat
®
Enterprise Linux 4, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (32-bit and 64-bit)
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SUSE Linux ES 9.0 SP4, 10.0 SP2 (32-bit and 64-bit)
Note:
For the latest on Adaptec’s support of Linux or to download driver sources, visit
the Support area of the Adaptec Web site at
www.adaptec.com
.
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SCO
®
OpenServer
®
6.0
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UnixWare
®
7.1.4
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Sun
®
Solaris
TM
10, Solaris 10 x86 U4, Solaris 10 x64 U4
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VMware ESX Server 3.5 with U1, U2, or U3, VMware ESX Server 4.0 (storage
management must be done by command-line, BIOS utility, or remote GUI
connection—see
page 83
)
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FreeBSD 6.4, 7.1
Note:
For up-to-date operating system version support check the readme on your RAID
Installation CD or visit the Adaptec Web Site at
www.adaptec.com
. From the main menu
select Support>Knowledgebase>Find Answers. Select your controller type and OS support
to generate a list of supported operating systems.
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128 MB (or more) of RAM
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Available compatible PCIe slot (depending on your controller model—see the descriptions
starting on
page 15
)
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20 MB of free disk drive space
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16-bit SVGA color monitor with a resolution of at least 800 x 600
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CD drive